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In the Community: Hospital Schools M401, Bronx, NY
Each month, a member of the Westchester K-12 team selects a project to support on the DonorsChoose.org website. These projects are curated by the non-profit organization from submissions received from public school teachers all over the country. Chris Herrfurth, Production Manager, shares details of the project he selected in October. Name/Location of School: Hospital…
Read MoreTravels with Tyler: Dayton Office, Annual K-12 Management Meeting
by Tyler M. Carey, Chief Revenue Officer Last week, Westchester’s K-12 division brought our managers into our Dayton, Ohio office for a day of meetings and strategy sessions. Our K-12 managers from all over the country came in, and we even had the pleasure of Walter Henderson joining us from his seasonal home in France. …
Read MoreIs your production team keeping up with the latest developments?
by Kevin J. Gray, Managing Director This quote shows up on LinkedIn pretty frequently, due to how true it is: “Boss: What if we invest in training people on the latest technology and skills and they leave?” “Manager: What if we don’t and they stay?” It’s important that your production team keeps their skills up…
Read MoreIs Print versus Digital the Correct Question?
by Kevin J. Gray, Managing Director My colleague Tyler M. Carey shared this article, which dives into the perennial digital vs. print debate. The article makes a compelling case as to why, even after years of its pronouncement to the contrary, print isn’t dead. As I read it, I was struck by a way in…
Read MoreWhat Goes into Creating Good ELT Content?
by Walter Henderson, Jr., Senior Supervising Editor, ELT When ELT teachers answer this question, we expect their responses to match our own internal checklist: ‘integrated skills?’, ‘authentic audio?’, ‘communicative activities?’, ‘valid and reliable assessments?’, etc. The checklists are important given that most ELT teaching and learning practices, if not dominated, are at least mediated by…
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